Updated: Daschle Withdraws; Didn't these guys have to fill out an application?

Nice. I am not really intending to bash Obama with this thread. I want him to succeed. It just seems like, after all the "Change" rhetoric, we are getting more of the same. It is particularly eggregious after that lengthy application process that most applicants were required to go through.

I think it was you, Saden, who said one of your big concerns was that it seemed the lobbyists were running the shop. Who in particular were you concerned with and why? (If it wasn't Saden, then this is directed to whomever made the statement) (yes, I am too lazy to search for it).

Sigh...I gotta do everything around here

http://www.thewarpath.net/499687-post7.html

(it was the anti-saden)

I screwed up, Nancy Killefer has a $946.69 tax lien against her home not 1 million. Don't ask me how I miss read that. Still, that's very bad.

Anywho, Obama is at least apologizing to the country and owning up to his mistakes. All I ask is you try and I can't say he isn't trying.

Anywho, Obama is at least apologizing to the country and owning up to his mistakes. All I ask is you try and I can't say he isn't trying.
Here is where Obama is making points with me. Ignoring policy debates and politics in general the one thing that killed me about Bush's administration, and most politicians in general, is that when they did screw up (and they all do) they never owned up to it. I don't know why it is so hard for politicians to say "yeah we f'ed that up". A lot of the stuff anchoring Bush was smaller stuff that they could have diffused with honesty and openess. Instead it was always cloak and dagger/stay on message. What is it with these people? It's like they have no clue about actual human social patterns. Seriously, they all need to take a cue from the Simpson and appoint a Secretary of keepin' it real. Looks like Obama is trying.

Not closely related, nor threadworthy, but....

Did anyone see Letterman just straight up trash Blagojevich tonight?? Hilarious.

I've never seen such denial in my life. The former governor is either mentally retarded or a sociopath. Either way, he's done. He's the Roger Clemens of governorship.

Not closely related, nor threadworthy, but....

Did anyone see Letterman just straight up trash Blagojevich tonight?? Hilarious.

I've never seen such denial in my life. The former governor is either mentally retarded or a sociopath. Either way, he's done. He's the Roger Clemens of governorship.

Blogo is truly handicapped. He would make a perfect Jerry Springer guest.

Here is where Obama is making points with me. Ignoring policy debates and politics in general the one thing that killed me about Bush's administration, and most politicians in general, is that when they did screw up (and they all do) they never owned up to it. I don't know why it is so hard for politicians to say "yeah we f'ed that up". A lot of the stuff anchoring Bush was smaller stuff that they could have diffused with honesty and openess. Instead it was always cloak and dagger/stay on message. What is it with these people? It's like they have no clue about actual human social patterns. Seriously, they all need to take a cue from the Simpson and appoint a Secretary of keepin' it real. Looks like Obama is trying.

It is so easy to say I messed up, the sooner you say it the sooner you get out of the doghouse. I never got cover-ups either. The cover-up is always worse than the lie yet some folks still have a hard time with it. The Bush folks were a special bunch. Even in their attempt at appealing to the public in their exit interview was a miserable failure.

Well what else could Obama have said? He push this "Change" thing and then within his first days in office tried to bring in people that did not represent any form of change. I guess the good news is that he brought in about $200,000 to the IRS in unpaid taxes.

does that make you wonder how many politicians are NOT paying their taxes? one of those things that make you go hmmm?

Well what else could Obama have said? He push this "Change" thing and then within his first days in office tried to bring in people that did not represent any form of change. I guess the good news is that he brought in about $200,000 to the IRS in unpaid taxes.
he could have said mission accomplished, and stood there with a stupid look on his face:)

I personaly do not have a problem when Obama or another President chooses someone then we find out they had an issue hidden. Its what they do when they find out these things that concerns me. I always wondered why Dem's thought it was OK to over tax the rich because most of them are also rich and now I know. They just cheat on their taxes.

Overtax the rich? They should pay more taxes. They make more! Let them pay up!